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Hi. Just joined Audiogon. In my first search here I didn’t find anything close to what I was looking for.

Background:

I gave up on vinyl when I bought my first CD player back in 1985. In early 2017, I got the vinyl bug again and bought an Audio Technica AT-LP5 based on my research, (the price didn’t hurt either). Overall, I’ve been satisfied with it, however, in the last 7-10 days, I’m hearing a pretty loud hum between tracks. When the new track starts, It either disappears or is masked by the music. Sound is as good as before this hum started.

My Rig:

Tuner- NAD C 427 (2016)

CD Player- Denon DCD-600NE (2019)

Turntable- Audio Technica AT-LP5 with VM520EB/H cartridge (2017)

Phono Stage- Alpha Design Labs GT40a (2017)

Homebuilt Windows PC with Creative Labs Sound Card, and  Exact Audio Copy,

Audacity software. (2014)

Integrated amp- Cambridge Audio CXA60 (2016?)

Speakers- Wharfedale Diamond 240 (2016?) and Wharfedale Diamond 225 on the way for Winter in South Texas. Tried Monitor Audio Bronze 2s (arrived damaged,) and Q Acoustics Concept 20s (one speaker was defective.)

Insight Quest:

Being both retied, the wife raises her eyebrows whenever I bring up the subject of electronics. The newest piece I have is the CD player.

I’m putting money away for a new turntable. Based on what I’ve seen so far, I got it down to two. I’m thinking of either the Pro-Ject X1, or the Audio Technica AT-lp7. I’d really appreciate any help and/or ideas. Thanks!


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asvjerry
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Re TTs’ and most other items that I feel ’suspicious’ of their grounding....

When playing something ’relatively quiet and demure’, I’ve wander behind my ’stack’ with a test lead off of a multimeter. Find a unfinished case screw, and ground it to that which I know is grounded....

Anything that improves the ’quiet’ gets linked up....#12 with spades...preferably soldered....

(Fortunately, I’ve not grown a ’spider web’ of wire to do so....there’s already enough cables ’back there’....*L*)
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asvjerry
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Spouse received the new Dylan LP today with the digital download option....*kewl* G*

Time to lit up the Maggies for her, and engage a TT.....with some subtle sub behind them. *S*
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Wow! I’ve thought about going that route with ground wires, although I haven’t done it yet. Many moons ago, that was the only way I had to do run the ground to the receiver I had at the time. My CXA60 doesn’t have phono input. Would it be worthwhile to run a ground from the phono preamp to the CXA60, or would it somehow have a negative effect on sound?
I’m sure you both will enjoy the new Dylan LP. The only Dylan vinyl I have this time around, is his Gretest Hits from 1967 that I bought used. That was a steal! Once I played it the first time, I digitized it at 96kHz/24bit, storage is cheap. I carry my “library” in the vehicles on thumb drives as mp3 converted to 44.1kHz/ 320kbps which more than enough for me. I’ve had good experiences with used vinyl and CDs I’ve bought. I’m waiting on Evie Sands’ CD “Women in Prison.”  The only place I could find it was in the UK. The price on “A” is outrageous!
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